[Cor triatriatum sinister: unusual cause of neonatal respiratory distress]

R Bassil; G Plat; M-O Marcoux; A Zabalawi; M-C Lelong-Tissier; E Daussac; A Taktak; Y Dulac; P Acar

doi:10.1016/j.arcped.2006.04.020

[Cor triatriatum sinister: unusual cause of neonatal respiratory distress]

Arch Pediatr. 2006 Aug;13(8):1129-31. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2006.04.020.

[Article in French]

Authors

R Bassil¹, G Plat, M-O Marcoux, A Zabalawi, M-C Lelong-Tissier, E Daussac, A Taktak, Y Dulac, P Acar

Affiliation

¹ Cardiologie pédiatrique, hôpital des Enfants, Toulouse.

PMID: 16766166
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2006.04.020

Abstract

We report the case of a newborn presenting with neonatal respiratory distress due to acute pulmonary edema, the underlying diagnosis being cor triatriatum sinister. This rare anomaly can be lethal in the short term. However, it can be completely cured surgically provided that diagnosis is made on time.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Electrocardiography
Female
Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis*
Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging
Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Radiography, Thoracic
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / etiology*
Treatment Outcome